Medical Laboratory Assistant

3 days ago

Sheffield, United Kingdom Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Sheffield Diagnostic Genetics Laboratory at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust as an MLA.

The postholder will be a compassionate, accountable individual who treats all colleagues, patients and service users with respect and seeks to deliver excellence in their role. They will share the Trust values and be committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

The purpose of this MLA post is to provide technical support for a wide range of Laboratory Service teams within the Sheffield Diagnostic Genetics Laboratory.

The interviews will be held face to face with an practical assessment. Unfortunately we cannot accept any exceptions to this.

The post holder will be responsible to the Pre-Processing Lead & Genetic Technologists
- The post holder will be responsible to the Pre-Processing Lead & Genetic Technologists

**(dependent on which team the role is within) for**:

- Preparation and maintenance of cell cultures
- Harvesting cell cultures, slide making and staining to produce chromosome preparations
- Manual and automated nucleic acid extraction
- Input of data into the laboratory computer system (StarLIMS)
- Preparation of reagents
- Prekaryotyping of G-banded samples using Cytovision software
- An aspect of technical work, particularly within the Prenatal section
- Processing fluorescencein situhybridisation slides
- Handling and distributing stock
- Use of the Biomek FX robotic platform to prepare plates of PCR reactions
- Checking quality of PCR reactions and preparing them for Sanger sequencing
- Use of StarLIMS to manage work, prepare worklists and record results
- Receipt of primers for PCR reactions including re-constitution and storage

Responsible to the Estates Organisation Lead for
- Preparing laboratory & clinical waste for appropriate disposal
- Contributing to the maintenance, cleaning and monitoring of laboratory safety cabinets, centrifuges, fridges, freezers and water baths
- Maintaining a cleaning schedule for laboratory benches and sinks

Sheffield Children’s is one of three independent, specialist paediatric hospitals in the country, providing dedicated healthcare for children and young people across community, mental health and acute specialist settings.

We have three overarching aims that set the direction for the Trust in our vision “to create a healthier future for children and young people.”
- Outstanding patient care
- Brilliant place to work
- Leader in children’s health

Our commitment to rewarding colleagues is demonstrated through our brilliant reward and benefits offer including; generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme and access to salary sacrifice schemes such as cycle to work and lease cars.

We are committed to supporting colleagues from different heritages and lifestyles while at work. This is supported through the offer we have in place for flexible working and the three equality network groups we have in place. Colleagues are encouraged to join these groups and request flexible working.

The post holder will be responsible to the Pre-Processing Lead & Genetic Technologists

**(dependent on which team the role is within) for**:

- Preparation and maintenance of cell cultures
- Harvesting cell cultures, slide making and staining to produce chromosome preparations
- Manual and automated nucleic acid extraction
- Input of data into the laboratory computer system (StarLIMS)
- Preparation of reagents
- Prekaryotyping of G-banded samples using Cytovision software
- An aspect of technical work, particularly within the Prenatal section
- Processing fluorescencein situhybridisation slides
- Handling and distributing stock
- Use of the Biomek FX robotic platform to prepare plates of PCR reactions
- Checking quality of PCR reactions and preparing them for Sanger sequencing
- Use of StarLIMS to manage work, prepare worklists and record results
- Receipt of primers for PCR reactions including re-constitution and storage

Responsible to the Estates Organisation Lead for
- Preparing laboratory & clinical waste for appropriate disposal
- Contributing to the maintenance, cleaning and monitoring of laboratory safety cabinets, centrifuges, fridges, freezers and water baths
- Maintaining a cleaning schedule for laboratory benches and sinks

Inclusive Recruitment & Selection

Trust Values

The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:

- Compassion - leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
- Accountability - striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
- Respect - value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
- Excellence - delivering a high-quality standard of care

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